Spool-holding guard



June 26, 1928. 1,675,193

A. oMsK SPOOL HQLDING GUARD Filed Au 16, 192'! Patented June26, 1928.

SPOOL-HOLDING GUARD.

. Application filed August 16-, 1927. Serial No. 213,431.

This invention relates to attachments for sewing machines and the like, and has for an object the provision of novel means for containing thread which is to be drawn from a spool or core during theoperation ofthe said machine; and the said invention has for a further object, theprovision of means for guarding or holding the thread in order that the spool and its contents may not be stolen from the machine.

It is a still further object of this inven tion to provide a novel container in which wound thread may be stored and from which it may be dispensed or drawn as it is un wound, as it is when a sewing machine is in operation.

I t is furthermore an object to provide the thread container with a locking mechanism which will serve to hold a closure of the container against its being opened to permit the removal of the thread.

Vfhile this device is shown in association with a spool having thread wound thereon,

' it is obviously of utility for guarding against theft of other commodities, such as tape or the like, that may be confined in the container. I

lVith the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists in the detailsof construction, and in the arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this application, wherein like characters denote corresponding parts in the several views, and in Figure 1 illustrates'a view in elevation of to a fragment of a sewing machine with a de vice embodying the invention applied thereto; I

Figure 2 illustrates a longitudinal sectional view of the casing and closure with 5 the lock casing in elevation; and

Figure 3 illustrates an end view of the container partly in section.

In these drawings, 5 denotes a conventional type of sewing machine head having a v spool post 6 thereon, to which, in the present embodiment of the invention, the thread container is anchored.

It ,is shown that the thread container comprises a semi-cylindrical box or shell 7 and a cover or lid 8 applied thereto and hingedly connected at one end of the box and cover, as at 9.

The box is provided with an aperture 10 through which thread 11 may be drawn from a core or winding 12 and the thread may, of course, be threadedaround or through suit able guides, such as are present on sewing machines.

The cover 8 and the box are provided with a lock'at the end opposite the hinge connection and this look may be of any appropriate type. The inventor does not wish to be limited with respect to the type of lock, but there is shown a lock casing 13 with a keyhole 14, and a latch knob 15 is slidable in a slot 16 in the face plate of the casing Y which may be manipulated to release a member 17 which projects from the casing 18 of the lid or cover, sothat by this means, the saidlid or "cover may be locked against be ing opened by unauthorized persons, or it may be opened by authorized persons for the purpose of inserting or removing the thread.

The casing is provided with an apertured boss or projection 19 which is intended to be applied to the spool post 6, and a binding screw 20 is threaded in the end of the boss or projection intendcdto bear against the spool post for retaining the spool holder in location on the machine.

The shape of the container or box can, of course, be changed to suit particular requirements, and the inventor does not wish to'be limited with respect to the details thereof, I

I claim: a V

In a spool holding guard, a cylindrical box having enclosing ends, means extending at an angle to the axis of the box for attaching it to a spool post of a sewing machine, the said box having an aperture opposite the said means through which thread may be drawn from the holder, a cover for the box, means for hinging the cover to one. end of the box, and a look at the opposite end of the box adapted to coact with. the cover for holding the coverclosed.

ABRAHAM OMSK, 

